No separate Voice of America report on Snowden film Oscar – Russia’s RT posts twoFebruary 24, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), now referred to as the official state broadcaster of the…
Read More 7 minute read New attacks on Netanyahu in Voice of America opinion article without a disclaimerFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Media Commentary When Voice of America (VOA) reporter and/or commentator Barbara Slavin (it’s still not exactly…
Read More 8 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Mixing Advocacy with News Reporting at Voice of AmericaFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
Read More 10 minute read OPINION – THE FEDERALIST – A Day Of Disinformation, Denial, Persuasion And SpinFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media…
Read More 3 minute read Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow – comparing VOA, RFE/RL, BBC coverageFebruary 21, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English news report on “Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine Rally Held in Moscow” (Posted…
Read More 4 minute read GovExec.com and BBG Watch report on BBG, VOA and Andy LackFebruary 20, 2015 Managers, employees and guests at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington, DC, February…
Read More 6 minute read BBG CEO ANDY LACK ‘I didn’t come here to cut. I came here to grow’ Voice of AmericaFebruary 19, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In remarks at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting Wednesday (February 18,…
Read More 9 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and Pandering at the Voice of AmericaFebruary 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
Read More 4 minute read Millions spent on Voice of America newsroom and bureaus of no help with news on weekends and nightsFebruary 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Despite spending multiple millions of taxpayers’ dollars on the Voice of America (VOA) central newsroom,…
Read More 4 minute read Finally a fuller Voice of America report on Copenhagen – Where was VOA London Bureau?February 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After two days of late and superficial reports on the Copenhagen shootings and badgering by…
Read More 2 minute read Second Copenhagen shooting, still no headline or new report on Voice of America one hour after BBC postsFebruary 14, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Russia’s RT, and Al Jazeera reported that one person was shot in the head…
Read More 1 minute read Copenhagen shooting: still nothing on Voice of America one hour after BBC reportsFebruary 14, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary One hour after BBC and numerous other international and U.S. media reported that shots were…
Read More 2 minute read Closing of Voice of America Jerusalem BureauFebruary 13, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary was written as our introduction linking to an excellent investigative journalism…
Read More 5 minute read OPINION – KEITH PERRON – Voice of America is ‘a terminally ill patient’February 13, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Keith Perron, an announcer…
Read More 3 minute read Former Voice of America Director critical of delay in VOA coverage of Brian Williams storyFebruary 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media Former Voice of America (VOA) director (2002-2008) David S. Jackson believes the Brian Williams story…
Read More 3 minute read Mother Jones article on Broadcasting Board of Governors quotes from BBG WatchFebruary 11, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Mother Jones article by Jenna McLaughlin about the newly-appointed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director…
Read More 1 minute read Mother Jones to report on BBG, CEO Andy Lack, Voice of America – EXCLUSIVEFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Media EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned that Mother Jones, reader supported independent investigative journalism magazine and…
Read More 2 minute read Insider agrees with us on how Andy Lack can get Voice of America execs to cover newsFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In response to our earlier article: How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America…
Read More 9 minute read Voice of America should not report on Jon Stewart retiring, Brian Williams’ 6 month suspensionFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) waited…
Read More 6 minute read Edward Lucas Urges Challenging — and Ostracism — of RT.com; Faces Kiselyev, Trolls Backlash | The InterpreterFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Media “Edward Lucas Urges Challenging — and Ostracism — of RT.com; Faces Kiselyev, Trolls Backlash” is…
Read More 4 minute read The Daily Signal interviews Carlos García-Pérez of Radio and TV Marti, a station on Castro’s hit listFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Media Since Obama took office, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) budget has steadily declined, Josh…
Read More 10 minute read The Intersection of ‘Misremembering’ and Under-Reporting by Voice of AmericaFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: The Intersection of ‘Misremembering’ and Under-Reporting By The…
Read More 2 minute read Here is what a struggling agency is spending its time onFebruary 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary An email titled: “Here is what a struggling agency is spending its time on” is…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America Director’s office moved – Washington PostFebruary 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary “High-powered media executive Andy Lack, former chairman of Bloomberg Media Group and former president of…
Read More 10 minute read How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America to cover news?February 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America to cover news? And reform VOA…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America misremembered to cover Brian Williams storyFebruary 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Too Distracted to Remember? As of Saturday evening, February 7, 2015, the main Voice of…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America main news website silent on Brian Williams storyFebruary 7, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary As of Saturday evening, February 7, 2015, the main Voice of America news website, www.voanews.com,…
Read More 11 minute read No confusion over Voice of America social media numbers, popularity of lost VOA TV show to IranFebruary 5, 2015 BBG Watch One of our readers, Doug, seemed confused about our statement that the Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 2 minute read Martís Bring Cubans Live Coverage Of Congressional Hearings – BBG Press ReleaseFebruary 4, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary A good move by Radio, Television Martí and Martinoticias.com and new Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 5 minute read Another Voice of America hit show to Iran lost, management blamedFebruary 4, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The most popular Voice of America (VOA) Persian TV show, a satirical news program OnTen…
Read More 3 minute read Heritage scholar, others stand behind BBG CEO Andy LackFebruary 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary “No need to apologize for speaking the truth about Russian propaganda.” – Helle C. Dale…
Read More 2 minute read FY2016 Budget Proposal calls for de-federalization of Radio and TV Marti to Cuba and VOA Latin American outreachFebruary 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary FY2016 Administration Budget Proposal for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) calls for de-federalization of…
Read More 2 minute read Burke Award Recipient has Possessions Seized in Cuba – BBG Press ReleaseFebruary 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary With the pressure from the Castro regime on the Obama Administration to close down Radio…
Read More 14 minute read How Russia props up Putin in the polls – The Washington Post and Voice of AmericaFebruary 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary We have come across an excellent and sophisticated analysis of Putin’s Russia in an op-ed…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America explains PutinFebruary 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Reporter Tries to Clarify Putin’s Remark on NATO’s Role in Ukraine …
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America report worthy of VOA CharterFebruary 1, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary An excellent report from the Voice of America worthy of the VOA Charter. The arrival…
Read More 7 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: 2015 – A Year For Living DangerouslyJanuary 31, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch presents a variety of opinions on U.S. international media outreach. One of our…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Gongadze first with tweet on John Kerry going to UkraineJanuary 30, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The State Department made an announcement more than an hour ago and shortly thereafter popular…
Read More 3 minute read Future of News on BBC World Service, Voice of America ApplicableJanuary 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media Due to high interest, BBG Watch is providing a longer excerpt from the “Future of…
Read More 6 minute read Why foreign media are better at reporting interesting U.S. news than Voice of America?January 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media Commentary “Obama could be final jumbo jet customer” is the most popular (most read) news…
Read More 1 minute read World Service at risk of decline, warns BBC – FT.comJanuary 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media The BBC World Service is at risk of “decline” because it is unable to compete…
Read More 3 minute read Top American Diplomat Decries ‘Lies’ of RT | Foreign PolicyJanuary 28, 2015 BBG Watch Media Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, rebuts RT’s (formerly…
Read More 4 minute read A double win for BBG Watch at Voice of America may be linked to arrival of CEO Andy LackJanuary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has scored a double win at the embattled U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read CUSIB supports BBG’s Andy Lack in a row with Russia’s RTJanuary 27, 2015 BBG Watch The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) issued a strong statement of…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost: A Malfunction Of Comment and PunctuationJanuary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch offers various opinions on the latest Russia’s RT campaign to discredit new Broadcasting…
Read More 7 minute read As Andy Lack gets flak from RT, we repost ‘RT Anchor Quits on Air’ videoJanuary 26, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary With RT going after Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director Andy Lack with a vengeance,…
Read More 2 minute read HELLE DALE: Andy Lack has a Herculean task ahead of him at BBGJanuary 26, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In analyzing the start of Andy Lack’s CEO job at the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost: The Education Of Andy LackJanuary 26, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: The Education Of Andy Lack By The Federalist…
Read More 3 minute read Stengel on RT Disinformation CampaignJanuary 25, 2015 BBG Watch Media With RT and SPUTNIK falling all over themselves to claim an undeserved news organization status…
Read More 1 minute read RT disguises Kremlin propaganda as alternative to mainstream mediaJanuary 25, 2015 BBG Watch Media An analysis by Daniil Gorbatenko in Atlas Network is worth reading in light of RT…